The Federal government is running on half its lungs: President Buhari’s inability to constitute a government nearly thirty days after taking his own oath of office is worrisome, and does provide some perverse humour for those whose thinking about Nigeria is often in the breach. It is true that the constitution does not give a time bar for when the president can constitute a federal executive council, but the law is quite clear that there shall be an executive council to make for the full governance of the republic.

There is no doubt that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is the ruling party and the mantra of change has been in the air before the March 28 and April 11 general elections. But the way the party has carried out its activities, especially in the sharing of political positions, has created opposition within the party.

As you readers must have realised, there are days when even the most hardened socialite doesn’t feel like mingling – no matter how exciting their diary is. I wasn’t really in the party mood a few days ago when I attended a ‘what the heck am I doing here’ party where guests looked so bored the atmosphere felt as if it was a wake. Making an excuse to be back again in a few minutes – which nobody believed, I happily took myself off to another get-together a friend, Juwon was having for her birthday. The bash was well on its way when I got in, but was surprised not to find her beau of about six years, playing the host. The man virtually puled the strings of Juwon’s life like a puppet. She called him her addiction and her heart-breaker. A sprawling macho, they had split up and got back together so many times I’d lost count. “Where is Kaka?” I asked Juwon, as soon as I could get her alone. “We’re finished for good this time”, she hissed. Thank God for that, I breathed silently, I’d never liked him and thought it was about time Juwon, a divorced mother of two, found herself a nice gentleman instead of the controlling freak she just got rid of.

The show of shame that played out, last Tuesday, at Benue State House of Assembly has continued to generate negative reactions.

PASTOR-IN-CHARGE of Lagos Province 18 of the Redeemed Christian Chirch of God, RCCG, Pastor Henry Adeyemo, on Sunday enjoined Nigerians to embrace the life of steadfastness and holiness, which he emphasized, Nigeria requires at the moment for accelerated development.